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Focus

Focus will be back late in 2015 with engaging conversation about ideas and issues. In recent months, we’re creating a model for what our local, morning call-in show will look and sound like when we re-launch the program late this year. We’re looking for a host to build on that vision.

The Focus archive offers thousands of great interviews on millions of subjects. Explore and enjoy the Focus Archive below.

Evolution is generally thought of as a slow process, one that takes millions of years. In fact, evolution can occur very quickly, and our own has been dramatically influenced by our efforts to improve our quality of life. Today on Focus we'll talk with biologist Stephen Palumbi about his book The Evolution Explosion. He says that humans have accelerated the evolutionary game, especially with the species closest to us: the food we eat, the pests that share the food, and the diseases that plague us. All of this raising the question: can we survive our own power to reshape the Earth?